Luigi Moretti’s Formalised Methods and his Use of Mathematics in the Design Process of Architettura Parametrica’s Swimming Stadiums

IF 0.7 4区 工程技术 0 ARCHITECTURE Nexus Network Journal Pub Date : 2024-05-28 DOI:10.1007/s00004-024-00784-x
Giuseppe Canestrino
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The use of mathematical structures as a design tool by Luigi Moretti, the first theorist of Architettura Parametrica, is an unexplored theme even though he repeatedly stressed their importance in his writings. Moretti proposed that bringing design thinking closer to mathematical formalisations could profoundly renew the discipline of architecture. However, he also warns that these formalisations may overwhelm architecture’s values to which a numerical dimension cannot be associated. The reconstruction and discussion of the mathematics behind his swimming stadiums featured in the 1960 Architettura Parametrica exhibition permits us to understand how Moretti intended a design process informed by formalised methods. This paper proposes a novel reading, based on unpublished archival sources and presented with both theoretical and practical approaches, of one the first applications that interweaves formal methods, mathematics, digital tools and scientific thought in architecture.

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路易吉-莫雷蒂的正规化方法及其在 Parametrica 建筑事务所游泳馆设计过程中对数学的运用
尽管参数化建筑学的第一位理论家路易吉-莫雷蒂在其著作中一再强调数学结构的重要性,但他将数学结构用作设计工具却是一个未被探索的主题。莫雷蒂提出,让设计思维更接近数学形式化可以深刻地更新建筑学科。不过,他也警告说,这些形式化可能会压倒建筑的价值,而这些价值是无法与数字维度联系在一起的。通过对莫雷蒂在 1960 年 "参数化建筑 "展览中展出的游泳馆背后的数学原理进行重构和讨论,我们可以了解莫雷蒂是如何打算采用形式化方法进行设计的。本文以未发表的档案资料为基础,从理论和实践两方面,对形式化方法、数学、数字工具和科学思想在建筑中的首次应用进行了新颖的解读。
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期刊介绍: Founded in 1999, the Nexus Network Journal (NNJ) is a peer-reviewed journal for researchers, professionals and students engaged in the study of the application of mathematical principles to architectural design. Its goal is to present the broadest possible consideration of all aspects of the relationships between architecture and mathematics, including landscape architecture and urban design.
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